Acolytes (2008)

Three teenagers blackmail a serial killer.

Director:

Jon Hewitt

Writers:

Shane Krause, Shayne Armstrong,

Stars:

Joel Edgerton, Michael Dorman, Sebastian Gregory

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Edgerton	...	Ian Wright
Michael Dorman	...	Gary Parker
Sebastian Gregory	...	Mark
Hanna Mangan Lawrence	...	Chasely (as Hanna Mangan-Lawrence)
Joshua Payne	...	James
Belinda McClory	...	Kay Wright
Holly Baldwin	...	Tanya Lee
Anthony Phelan	...	Tanya Lee's Dad
Bella Heathcote	...	Petra
Sue Dwyer	...	Ma Parker
Todd Levi	...	Detective 1
Danny Baldwin	...	Detective 2
Harley Bennick	...	Young James
Ryan Sheldrake	...	Young Mark
Leigh Prewecki	...	Kay and Ian's Baby

Storyline

James Tresswick and Mark Vincent are victims of a brutal bully Gary Parker who has maltreated both boys, marking their bodies and spoiling their young lives. In their last year of high school, James and Mark find a way to stop being victims. They're going to kill Gary; Wandering alone around an isolated forest - the suspected site of the disappearance of a local girl - 17 year old Mark strays upon an adult male filling in a trench. It's suspicious and tantalizing. Mark returns with his friend James and Chasley Keys and they bring shovels to exhume what will probably be rotting garbage or someone's dead pet - or so they tell themselves. They find the ghostly white body of a woman. She's a tourist - a Canadian backpacker. The "trench" is a grave. The "adult male" is her killer. And they've got him by the balls. Responding to Mark's intimations James floats an idea to seek out "the sicko". It'll be a bit of fun. He's confident the guy lives in their suburb; Mark saw his car parked on a ...

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | serial killer | tied up while barefoot | gagged | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Nothing stays buried forever.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

CTV International [France] MySpace site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Die Erpresser

Filming Locations:

Queensland, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stewart and Wall Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is considered an Ozploitation picture, an Australian exploitation movie.

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Soundtracks

"Candy Cut"
performed by I Heart Hiroshima
Written by Susanna Patten/Matthew Somers/Melanie Ralph
Licensed courtesy of Valve Records

User Reviews

Good Horror Thriller.

Just read some of the other reviews on here and I have to disagree.

First - good cinematography with some really great shots. End of story. The tripe fest that is The Descendants that was filmed in beautiful Hawaii with a much larger budget looked like a brochure. Ugh.

Second - cries of clichés, ridiculous plot twists and poor acting per reviewers. Can anyone really name a film that does not have some clichés (excludes any movie that did it first and more than 20 yrs ago). I've never seen 3 human beings sewn ass to face before, but then everyone cries how it's just for the shock value, too disgusting. Can't win either way. Poor acting from teen actors - was there room for improvement? Yes. Has anyone spent actual time around a couple of teen boys who were same sexed raped??? I'm thinking these kids are not too emotive, erratic, angry and confused with a dash of self-destruction and death obsession. I'm fine with the plot twists; kept it moving. As long as there was no cop-out dream sequence, then I'm willing to give some leeway.